11 best free AI travel planner apps to explore in ChatGPT and beyond

Whether you’re looking for the ultimate five-star accommodation in Venezuela or are wondering what the top tourist attractions are in Venice, there’s an app for that. Many popular AI apps focus on boosting our productivity and making our lives easier by tackling everyday mundane tasks, and that includes the slog of vacation planning.

Yet, there’s so much more to these novel travel apps than simply building out the perfect itinerary. While ChatGPT trip planners are certainly useful for showing you where to go to on your next destination, and we’ve included plenty of ChatGPT plugins on our list, there’s also some seriously clever standalone AI apps you’ll want to take with you that help with everything from suggesting real-time recommendations to creating your very own audio tours.

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The Expedia plugin can book your flights, plan your trip, rent your car, and even plan your accommodation. Simply start an open-ended conversation in ChatGPT or within the Expedia app and you can get recommendations on places to go, where to stay, and what to see and do, all based on your conversation.

If you’re using the mobile app, hotels are automatically saved, helping you stay organized and making it easier for you decide when, where, and what to buy.

Additionally, the service also provides users with helpful travel tips, reviews, and ratings from customers and can even find the best deals for your travels.

If you’re thinking about jetting off this summer and seeing the sights, you might want to look into a tour guide, but who wants to follow a group around on a hot summer day? That’s where Narrated Tours come in.

It’s an AI audio tour guide: enter a destination, and it will generate a bespoke walking route along with a downloadable audio guide. It’s customizable too, and you get to review a number of options before settling on one.

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites to show travelers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, hire cars, and holiday packages.

By using natural language queries such as “Where can I fly to from NYC for under $500 in April”, users will receive personalized recommendations based on their search criteria and KAYAK’s historical travel data.

As a result of ChatGPT's ability to understand and analyze natural language, it can provide more personalized recommendations on their platform. For example, if someone asks, “I’m looking for a hotel in New York City that’s close to Central Park”, ChatGPT can understand the traveler’s specific needs and preferences and ask KAYAK to provide tailored recommendations based on that information.

Want to understand where the most popular attractions are, what guided tours you should check out, and book your tickets in advance? GetYourGuide is available as both an iOS and Android app or you can hop on to ChatGPT to converse with the plugin.

Simply ask it a question like, "What attractions should I visit in London?" and it will provide you with tailored recommendations based on your preferences and interests. The plugin also offers detailed descriptions of attractions, reviews from other travelers, and the ability to compare prices and book tickets.

GetYourGuide's iOS and Android app helps you plan your trip even further with personalized itineraries, maps, and recommendations for nearby restaurants and activities so you can easily make the most out of your next trip.

Wouldn’t it be great if you had a personalized city guide in your back pocket that uses actual friend and expert recommendations?

Welcome is a smart travel companion that creates real-time itineraries powered by location-aware AI so you’ll never need to ask where to go next. Think: TikTok meets Google Maps, the app uses videos to inform you about places around you which can then be saved to a map for later. You can also get smart recommendations about where to go in the moment if you’re someone who loves to spontaneously discover the best hot spots in the city.

Using natural language queries via ChatGPT, users can ask Skyscanner for flight recommendations, and in real-time they will be provided with multiple options that best fit their search criteria. The plugin can also provide users with detailed flight information such as departure and arrival times, flight duration, and airline carriers.

Furthermore, users can even compare prices and book tickets directly from the plugin. This is a great time-saving tool for those who need to find the best flight deals quickly and easily.

Additionally, the plugin also offers users expert advice on budgeting for their travels and tips on how to get the most out of their trips. With the Skyscanner ChatGPT plugin, users can be sure to find the best flight deals with minimal effort.

With over 4M itineraries generated, RoamAround is one of the world's largest, smartest, and most user-friendly AI travel planners. Simply enter any destination and how many days you plan to spend there and it generates a complete itinerary within seconds.

While the app is fairly simple in its application of results, if you find the itinerary isn’t completely to your liking, you can continue to chat with the planner to customize it to your needs.

For example, you can ask for the planner in any language, make dietary requests, or even request more family-friendly options. Not to mention, if you need to edit the length of the trip but the itinerary is already generated, just tell the planner to "add another day in __."

Launched in June 2023, Booking.com's AI Trip Planner is available for US travellers via the company's app. It's powered partly by ChatGPT and can be used to get inspiration, plan trips and create daily itineraries.

By chatting with app, you'll be able to receive all sorts of advice from where to find a romantic beach hotel to discovering your next favorite destination.

As it's integrated within the Booking.com app, you can see prices and book your stay with a tap of a button.

AMBLR creates crafts bespoke trips by utilising LLMs and AI to enhance the travel planning experience and make it that much more enjoyable.

You simply search for the destination you wish to visit, select a budget and input a few of your favorite interests such as history or hiking to have it generate a personalized travel plan for you based on your passions. It even allows you set the mood for your trip, whether relaxing or romantic, and is incredibly simple and intuitive to use.

If you're looking for a simple and clean standalone AI travel planner mobile app, take a look at Orbt. Its smooth and stylish interface allows you to add detailed information such as number of travellers, dates, interests, and budget that then generates personalized itineraries.

Current features include multi-day smart itineraries, personalized from prompts, attractions and restaurants with ratings and photos, distance and time between travel locations and maps and routing between travel locations, with plenty more features in planning for the future.

HeyHaddock helps you create, plan and edit personalized group trips to over 100,000+ cities, unearthing some of the best hidden gems and activities in the area so you can travel stress-free, on-the-go. 

It's particularly ideal for group travelling, as it allows you to share your itinerary and coordinate with friends.

ChatGPT is a powerful tool for planning your next trip. It’s a great way to save time and money, while also getting the best out of your journey.

First of all, decide on your destination and the length of your stay. This will help you narrow down the options available to you. Once you’ve done this, you can start chatting with the platform to get specific recommendations. Ask about the best places to visit, the best time to go, and the best activities to do. You can also ask about the best restaurants and bars in the area.

Ask ChatGPT to create an itinerary ensuring you specify how long your trip is for, and be specific about the type of activities you’d like to enjoy, for example, if you prefer to keep things relaxed or busy. You can also ask questions about your destination’s culture such as “I want to learn more about Thailand’s culture. How should I dress?”

Finally, you can start looking for flight and accommodation deals. ChatGPT can help you compare prices and book tickets directly from the plugin. You can also get expert advice on budgeting for your travels and tips on how to get the most out of your trips.

You can always ask ChatGPT to summarize all the information for you into handy tables at the end so all the information you need is at your fingertips.